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PLANS 

FOR 

PUBLIC SCHOOL HOUSES 



WITH 

EXPLANATIONS, SPECIFICATIONS, 

BILLS OF MATERIAL 

AND ESTIMATES OF COST. 



PREPARED FOR 

THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 

BY BARRETT & THOMSON, ARCHITECTS, 

RALEIGH, N. C. 



RALEIGH: 

Edwards & Broughton, State Printers. 

1903. 




Public School-house in Manguji Township, Durham County, 
before Consolidation of Districts. 




New Public School-house in same Township after Consolidation 
of Three Small Districts. 



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PLANS 

FOR 

PUBLIC SCHOOL HOUSES 



WITH 

EXPLANATIONS, SPECIFICATIONS, 

BILLS OF MATERIAL 

AND ESTIMATES OF COST. 



PREPARED FOR 

THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 

BY BARRETT & THOMSON, ARCHITECTS, 

RALEIGH, N. C. 



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RALEIGH : 

Edwards & Brotjghton, Printers to the State.. 

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PREFACE. 



To suggest better plans for school houses, to prevent waste 
of money on improperly constructed houses, when properly 
constructed houses can be erected in many cases at the same 
or slightly increased cost, to make it easy and inexpensive 
for school officers to secure these better plans, I have had pre- 
pared by Messrs. Barrett & Thomson, well-known architects, 
the subjoined plans for one, two, three, four and six-room 
school houses. Accompanying the plans will be found full 
printed specifications and carefully prepared bills of material 
for each house, together with cuts and floor plans' of the same. 
If larger working plans for these buildings are desired, blue 
prints can be procured at small cost from Messrs. Barrett & 
Thomson, Baleigh, N. C. 

These plans have been prepared in accordance with modern 
principles' of ventilation, light and sanitation. Full explana- 
tions of each plan by the architects will be found in this 
pamphlet. It will be seen that the plans have been so" ar- 
ranged that larger houses can be evolved from the one-room 
house if the enlargement of the district or increased popula- 
tion and attendance should later require the enlargement of 
the school house. It will be observed also that the estimates' 
are based upon the cost of material in the smaller towns 
throughout the State. In many rural districts the same ma- 
terial can be obtained at much less' cost. (See under cost, 
last page.) Any number of these pamphlets can be procured, 
free of cost by application to the State Superintendent. 

I am sending out, also, with this pamphlet, a valuable bul- 
letin of the North Carolina Board of Health, on Hygiene of 
Schools, prepared by Dr. E. H. Lewis, Secretary of that 
Board. Very truly, J. Y. JOYKER, 

Superintendent Public Instruction. 



PLANS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL HOUSES, 

WITH EXPLANATIONS. SPECIFICATIONS, BILLS OF 
MATERIAL AND ESTIMATES OF COST. 



It is not economy, but instead impractical and unbusiness- 
like, to build cheap, unsanitary school houses, in which the 
children are not surrounded by the very best conditions of 
health. 

The building should be substantially and warmly built, 
with solid brick foundation, double walls and floor. With- 
out warm floors, feet are sure to be cold, and this keeps the 
children from studying and progressing as they should. 

The working plans show a 9-inch brick wall, with proper 
footings for the foundation of each building. 

The extra cost of the material required for this wall 
above the usual brick piers will be more than balanced by the 
saving in fuel and the comfort to the scholars. 

If piers are used, the spaces' between same should be tightly 
boarded up. 

All s'chool rooms should be well lighted, heated and venti- 
lated. When the room is bright and attractive and the air 
pure, the scholars are always bright and attentive, and the 
teachers can do better work. With a poorly lighted room and 
bad air, the scholars are dull, inattentive and irritable. 

Each building should be provided with an entrance vesti- 
bule, as a protection against cold draughts in the school rooms.. 
The school rooms should each have an ample coat room, with 
a door from vestibule or hall, and also one from the school 
room, so that the teacher can have perfect control of the 
room at all times. It would be hard to imagine a more un- 
sanitary condition in a s'chool room than would be caused by 
the steam and gases arising from the drying of a lot of damp 
and not always cleanly outer garments. This should be 
avoided by placing all coats and wraps in the separate coat 
rooms. 

A lunch closet, with lock and key, should be provided in 

each coat room. 
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The accompanying plans have been prepared especially to 
meet the growing demand for better and more attractive 
school buildings for the country districts of the State of North 
Carolina. 

The first point to be considered in the erection of the build- 
ing is the site. This should be naturally as attractive as can 
be found without going outside the prescribed limits. A 
knoll or rising ground, sloping in all directions, is preferable. 
If such a site can not be had, the grounds around the build- 
ing should be properly drained. 

The earth taken from the excavation for foundation should 
be graded under and around the building in such manner as 
to carry the surface water away from the walls. The size of 
the building will be governed by the present or probable needs 
of the district in which it is to be built. 

Where a one-room building is required, build Room A, 
Plan No. 1, with accompanying coat room, vestibule and 
porch, shown by heavy black lines. When a second room is 
required, build Room B, with coat room, vestibule and porch, 
shown in light outline. If strict economy must be practiced, 
leave off the tower, the small gable ventilator on the main 
roof, and the porches shown on the Perspective No. 1. 
Where Room A is first built, and there is a probability of 
Room B being added later, the smoke and vent flue for B 
should be built at the time of building Room A. 

The three-room building, Plan and Perspective No. 2, is in- 
tended for use only where three rooms are required, and 
where no addition is to be made. An attractive feature of 
this plan is the sliding partition between two of the rooms. 
This partition can be run up overhead and the two rooms 
thrown together for school exercises or entertainments'. This 
feature can also be carried out in the larger buildings, if de- 
sired. 

In order to meet the demand for a building suitable for 
erection in a fast-growing community, or small town, or 



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where two or more districts may be consolidated, Plans Nos. 
3, 4 and 5 have been prepared. 

Plan No. 3 shows' two rooms of the series. When more 
room is required, add the hall and Rooms C and D, Plan 
No. 4. This will make a complete four-room building on 
one floor. See Perspective No. 4. If more room is required, 
add the stairway and rooms E and F, second floor plan No. 
5, and later rooms G and H, on same plan. 

If a four-room, two-story building is desired, build A and 
C, E and F. Plans No'. 4 and 5, shown by heavy black lines, 
and later add rooms B and D on the first, and G and H on the 
second floor, shown in light outline. 

When additions are to be made, the smoke and vent flues 
should be built at first, as suggested with Plan No. 1. 

By beginning with two rooms, Plan No. 3, and adding to 
from time to time, a complete two, four, six or eight-room 
building can be had without in any way interfering with the 
rooms' already built. 

In the same manner the plan can be developed from one to 
eight rooms by first building room A and adding B, C and D 
on the first floor, next E and F together, and later G and H. 
This development will give a one, two, three or four-room 
building on the first floor, and six, seven or eight by adding 
rooms on second floor. By building rooms A and C on first 
floor, E and F on the second, and later adding B, D, G and 
H, this development will give a two-room one-story, a four- 
room two-story, and five, six, seven and eight rooms as re- 
quired. 

Only a slight change in the construction will be required in 
making the > arious additions, and comparatively no ma- 
terials lost. 

Perspective No. 3 shows the appearance of rooms A and B, 
Plan No. 3 used as a two-room building and ready for addi- 
tions. 

Perspective No. 5. shows the four-room two-story building 
with rooms B and D in the rear. 



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The ceilings in school rooms should be at least 13 feet clear 
between the ceiling and finished floor. This will give ap- 
proximately 200 cubic feet of air and 16^ feet of floor space 
to each scholar. 

The light, according to the best authorities, should come 
from the rear and left side, or left side of the scholar only, 
and the glass surface should equal from one-sixth to one- 
fifth of the floor area of the room. 



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The windows should be set three or three and one-half feet 
above the floor, and the window head should come within 12 
inches of the ceiling. The school room windows should have 
a 24-inch transom sash hinged at the bottom to swing in. In 
opening a transom hinged in this manner the outside air is 
deflected upward against the ceiling and distributed uniform- 
ly through the room instead of striking the children in a 
solid stream as' when an ordinary window is opened. The 
sash below the transom bar should be hung with cord and 
weights. 

The blank walls' on one or more sides of the school rooms 
should be fitted with slate or good composition black boards 
with chalk trough at base. The boards should be from 3 
to 4 1-2 feet high, and set from 2 feet 1 inch to 2 feet 4 inches 
above floor for primary scholars, and 2 feet 6 inches above 
floor for intermediate scholars. 

The best and most economical means of heating and venti- 
lating small buildings where a complete system of heating 
and ventilation can not be installed, is by means of a venti- 
lating stove in each school room. Cuts No. 1 and 2 show an 
outside and inside view of one of these heaters. 

The heater is so constructed that the fresh air from the 
outside is warmed and carried into the room where it is dis- 
tributed evenly into all its parts, making one even temperature 
throughout. The air is' warmed as it passes between the in- 
side castings and the casing and escapes into the room through 
a sliding register on top. The fresh air is taken from the 
outside through a duct which brings' the air under the heater. 
It is not necessary to place the heater in the centre of the 
room ; any out-of-the-way place will do. Seats can be placed 
within two feet of the stove. Cut rTo. 3 shows the position 
of the stove, fresh air duct and vent flues. The flues should 
be built as shown on the plans with two-inch brick partitions 
between them. The smoke flue should be 8 inches by 12 
inches and the vent flue 12 inches by 12 inches, with vent 



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Second Floor Plan No. 5. 



PUBLIC SCHOOL HOUSES. 15 

register near floor line. As soon as a fire is lighted in the 
heater the smoke will pass into the smoke flue (S), thereby 
heating the brick partition between the flues. The radiant 
heat of same rarifi.es the air in the ventilating flue (V) which 
causes the air in same to rise upward. The air is replaced 
by the foul air in the bottom of the room through the venti- 
lating register (V R), which in turn is carried upward and 
outward. The heater being supplied with fresh air from 
outside heats it moderately and sends' it into the room. The 
ventilating flue being heated by the smoke flue exhausts the 
foul air, thereby causing a constant change of air in the 
room. 

The temperature in the school room should be kept as even 
as' possible between 68 and 70 degrees. 

One of the best heaters on the market for this work is the 
Grossius School Room Ventilating Stove, manufactured by 
John Grossius Sons, Cincinnati, Ohio. The stoves cost, at 
the present time, $32.50 f. o. b., Cincinnati, and can be had 
for burning wood or coal. 

Following will be found a complete specification with bill 
of material for each building : 

The working drawings referred to will consist of: 

Floor plans. 

Foundation and roof plan. 

Four elevations and miscellaneous details clearly showing 
the construction. 

Copies of these drawings may be had by addressing the 
architects, Barrett & Thomson, 

Raleigh, K C. 

SPECIFICATIONS. 

These specifications are intended to embrace all materials 
and labor necessary for the construction and completion, 
ready for occupancy of a .... room frame school building 

for the School, District of . . . . County, 

North Carolina. 



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The drawings furnished consist of: 
First floor plan. 
Second floor plan. 
Foundation and roof plans. 
Four elevations and miscellaneous details. 
All materials' must be strictly as herein specified. All 
sizes and dimensions must be strictly adhered to, and the con- 




FLOOR VIEW. 
NO. 3. 

struction must be carried on in a workmanlike and substantial 
manner to the entire satisfaction, approval and acceptance 
of the County Superintendent or County Board of Educa- 
tion. 

Upon completion of the work the contractor must remove 



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all rubbish, and surplus building materials from the premises 
and thoroughly clean up the building. 

The County Superintendent reserves the ri*ght to reject 
any workmanship or materials lie may deem not in strict ac- 
cordance with the plans and these specifications, and any such 
rejected materials must be replaced at the expense of the con- 
tractor. 

The contractor will assume all risks and bear any loss oc- 
casioned by neglect, accident, fire or any other cause until the 
building has been completed and accepted by the County 
Superintendent. 

The Superintendent reserves the right to make any addi- 
tions or alterations at any time during the progress of the 
work, and if changes are made the value of same shall be 
added to or deducted from the contract price. 

All bids for the erection of this building shall be made 
with the understanding that the right is reserved by the Su- 
perintendent to reject any or all bids or 

to accept other than the lowest. 

EXCAVATION. 

Excavate for all walls, piers and chimney butts to the 
depth shown on section, or to such depth as may be found 
necessary for satisfactory foundation. Fill in around walls 
and piers and grade surplus earth around the building. 

BRICK WORK. 

Build foundation walls, piers and chimney butts to the 
dimensions and carried to the heights shown on drawings of 
strictly hard burned brick laid up in lime mortar. 

All walls, piers and chimney butts to have footing courses 
stepped out on either side of walls as shown on section. Lay 
all brick with flushed solid joints, plumb and to line so that 
pills rest on walls and piers without blocking. Mortar joints, 
on exposed work, shall ho neatly struck. 



PUBLIC SCHOOL HOUSES. 19 

CHIMNEYS AND VENT FLUES. 

Build flues in the positions' shown of hard burned brick. 
Smoke flues shall be 9 x 12 inches, with sheet-iron thimble 
in wall for stove pipe. Vent flues shall be 12 x 12 inches 
with 12 x 12-inch opening for vent register, 12 inches above 
floor line. Carry up flues straight and full size for their 
entire height carefully pargeted on inside. Wythes between 
flues shall be two inches thick, properly bonded. 

LATHING AND PLASTERING. 

All lath for plastering must be good, sound pine lath, laid 
3-8 inch apart, breaking joints every 18 inches and over all 
openings. All angles must be made solid by the carpenter 
before lathing. Plaster the walls' and ceilings not otherwise 
specified with two coats of mortar (doubled or lap work). 

The rough mortar shall be made of lime putty, clean, sharp 
sand, and a sufficient quantity of best cattle or goat's hair, 
well beat apart and thoroughly mixed. The brown coat shall 
be lime putty and clean, sharp sand, in proper proportions. 

Finish all plastered walls' and ceilings with a good sand 
finish of lime putty plaster and white or light sand floated to 
true and even surface. Lime for plastering shall be run 
through a proper slaking box, strained and mixed for at least 
ten days before applying to walls. Hair shall not be added 
until mortar is ready for use. Lay all plastering in best 
manner, well up to grounds, with angles straight and true. 

Plastering on outside walls shall extend to the floor be- 
hind wainscoting and base. Do all patching after carpenters 
and leave plastering whole and sound at the completion of 
the building. 

CEILING. 

The side walls and ceilings' of all coat rooms shall be ceiled 
with f x 3-inch double-beaded ceiling, closely driven up and 
blind nailed. 

ROUGH LUMBER. 

All framing timber not otherwise specified shall be mer- 



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charitable long-leaf pine. Sills and first-floor joists shall be 
heart timbers. Sizes as follows : 

Girders', 6 x 12 inches, on edge. 

Sills, 6 x 12 inches, on edge. 

First-floor joists, 2 x 12. 

Second-floor joists, 2 x 14. 

Ceiling joists, 2x6. 

Studding, 2 x 6. 

All joists and studding spaced 16 inches on centers. 

Rafters', 2 x 5, 2 feet on centers, with 1^ x 8-inch king post 
and 1-J x 6-inch strut on each rafter. 

FRAMING. 

Joists shall be framed with crowning edge upwards, and 
bridged with four rows of 1 x 4-inch bridging for class-room 
spans, and one row for other spans. Studding shall be dou- 
bled at all openings. Plates shall be doubled and well spiked 
together. The rafters shall be framed and trussed as shown 
by detail drawings. Set partitions plumb and straight to 
form the various rooms. 

GROUNDS. 

Put up grounds | x 2 inches for the finish of all base. 
Casings, wainscoting, etc., grounds to be put up plumb and to 
line with angles properly squared. 

SHEATHING AND SUB-FLOOR. 

Sheath the side walls from sill to plate, the gables and the 
floor joists throughout the building, with sound, surfaced 
sheathing -} inches by not over 10-inch widths. Sheathing 
to be put on diagonally of timbers, closely driven up and 
strongly face-nailed. 

Build fresh air inlet or duct from outside wall to heater 
of rough boards, with paper and battens over joints. 

CORNICE. 

Form all main and one-story cornice of wood, as shown by 
detail drawings. Cornice to be run to perfect line, supported 
,n suitable lookouts. 



PUBLIC SCHOOL HOUSES. 2\ 

ROOF. 

All roof surfaces not otherwise specified or shown shall 
be covered with No. 1 heart-pine shingles', laid 5£ inches to 
the weather. Lay shingles on f x 4-inch surfaced shingling 
strips, spaced 3 inches apart. Flat roofs, where shown, shall 
be sheathed with £ x 10-inch surfaced boards, closely driven 
up and face nailed and covered with flat seam tin roof out of 
I. C. 14 x 20-inch sheets, carrying 30 pounds coating per box. 

Lay valleys with same weight tin as specified for roofing, 
14 inches' wide. Flash against flues and where roof joins 
vertical walls with tin flashings, and leave secure from leaks. 

All tin shall be painted one coat of graphite, or iron oxide 
and linseed oil paint, on underside, before it is laid. 

OUTSIDE FINISH. 

All outside finish should be No. 1 thoroughly seasoned long 
leaf pine. 

WINDOWS AND DOOR FRAMES. 

All windows shall have frames with -J-inch pulley stiles, 
fitted with best 2-inch steel sash pullies, 1£ x 44-inch outside 
casings, lf-inch sill and f-inch subsill. Sash shall be If 
inches thick, hung with best quality braided sash cord to 
cast-iron weights of a size to properly balance sash.' 

Windows in school rooms shall have transoms. Set slat 
ventilators and sash for gables and dormers where shown. 
Door frames shall have lf-inch jambs, rebated to receive 
doors. Outside doors to have 1^ x 4-J-inch outside casing, lf- 
inch heart pine sills. Vestibule and school room doors' to have 
transoms. For size of windows and transoms, see floor plans. 

WEATHERBOARDING AND BUILDING PAPER. 

Cover the exterior walls of the building with No. 1 re- 
sawed pine weatherboarding, 5£ inches' wide, laid 44 inches 
to the weather. 

Lay under weatherboarding one thickness of water-proof 
building paper. 



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PORCHES AND TOWER. 

Furnish and set all columns, pilasters, railing, balusters, 
brackets, etc., etc., as shown on drawings. Porch floors' shall 
be 5-4 x 3 inches No. 1 heart pine, laid in full lengths, closely 
driven up and blind nailed. The porches shall be ceiled 
overhead with § x 3-inch double beaded ceiling, with 1^-inch 
scotia in angles. 

The entrance steps shall be built of three 1| x 4-|-inch 
heart pine strips, spaced \ inch apart for treads, \ x Y^-inch 
risers, supported on two-inch heart pine carriages, spaced 
two feet on centers. 

FINISHED FLOORS. 

The finished floors- thoughout shall be | x 24-inch xSTo. 1 
long leaf pine, closely driven up and blind nailed. All head 
joints and uneven places shall be dressed smooth as soon as 
laid. 

Lay between subfloor and finished floor one thickness of 
deadening felt, weighing not less than six square feet to the 
pound. 'Finished floors shall not be laid until plastering is 
thoroughly dry. 

INTERIOR FINISH. 

All stock for interior finish shall be ISTo. 1 thoroughly sea- 
soned bright long leaf pine, fashioned accurately according 
to the detail drawings furnished for same, put in place in a 
neat and workmanlike manner. All finish shall be properly 
cleaned up before it is fixed in position. 

DOORS. 

All doors shall be of size and thickness shown on floor 
plans, blind mortised and lenoned with flat cross panels. 
Outside doors shall bo flush moulded, inside doors 0. G. edge. 

WAINSCOTING AND CASINGS. 

Tin' school rooms, vestibules and halls shall be wainscoted 
3 feel 6 inches.high, with worked wainscoting cap and base. 



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Case up all openings with the finish detailed for same. Win- 
dows to have moulded stool and apron. All stools, aprons 
and mouldings to be mitered and returned to wall line at ends. 

Prepare walls to receive blackboards in the positions indi- 
cated, and put up moulded chalk rail and cap moulding after 
boards are set. 

Cut down half round thresholds of hard pine for each door 
opening. Cut mitered borders around all stair well openings. 
Place base knobs with rubber tips for each door opening, also 
wood angle beads for all plastered corners. 

STAIRWAY. 

Build stairway for two-story building as shown by detail 
drawings. Set newels, hand rail and balusters and ceil soffits 
with narrow beaded ceiling. Treads shall be strongly sup- 
ported on 2-inch plank carriages. 

LUNCH CUPBOARD. 

Build for each coat room one lunch cupboard with paneled 
doors and shelves, spaced as may be directed. Doors shall 
be hung on loose pin butts and provided with good quality 
mortise knob lock with three keys. 

teacher's platform. 

Build and place for each school room one movable plat- 
form, 4 feet 6 inches wide by 6 feet long and 8 inches high. 
Top shall be floored same as specified for school rooms, with 
dressed riser, nosing and scotia at face. 

SLIDING PARTITIONS. 

Where sliding partitions are shown, they shall be built 
with frame If inches' thick, mortised and tenoned together 
with panels filled in with double-faced and beaded ceiling. 
Partitions shall be hung with chain and weights to slide into 
pocket overhead. The lower panel shall be arranged to receive 
composition blackboards. 



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HARDWARE. 

Furnish and fix in place for single doors good quality 3^- 
inch mortise knob locks, with 2^-inch knobs, 2^ x 7^-inch 
ros'e and escutcheon. For outside doors, good quality cylin- 
der mortise knob lock, three keys. Doors shall be hung on 
loose pin steel butts, of a size to throw door clear of finish. 
Doors seven feet high and over shall have three butts. Tran- 
soms' shall be hinged at bottom with loose pin butts, and pro- 
vided with suitable transom workers. Sash shall have one 
steel sash lock and two finger lifts, each window. All trim 
hardware shall be Bower Barff finish. 

Furnish and set for vent flue one 12-inch by 12-inch Ja- 
panned iron register, and for fresh air inlet opening in foun- 
dation wall, one heavy wire guard of No. 12 wire, one-inch 
mesh, channel iron frame. 

Furnish and fix in place in each coat room eight dozen 
Japanned wardrobe hooks. 

PAINTING. 

Properly prepare all woodwork for painting. Sandpaper 
smooth all rough surfaces. Putty up all nail holes and other 
defects. Prime all exterior woodwork as soon as put in place, 
with body color thinned with pure linseed oil. Provided, 
however, that no woodwork shall be primed or painted while 
damp, or during damp or rainy weather. Paint the exterior 
of the building two coats (in addition to priming coat) of 
pure white lead, white zinc and linseed oil paints, in such col- 
ors as may be selected. Paint all tin work two coats of best 
graphite or iron oxide paints. 

Give the interior finish one coat of liquid filler and two 
coats of best rubbing varnish or hard oil, each coat, except the 
last, to be cut with No. 00 sand paper before the following 
coat is applied. 



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GLAZING. 

Prime the sash before glazing. All glass shall be properly 
bedded, sprigged, back-puttied and left whole and sound on 
completion of the work. Glaze the sash throughout with A 
quality double strength sheet glass. 

These specifications do not include blackboards or heater. 



The quantities called for in the following bills' of material 
are (unless otherwise mentioned) based on the construction 
shown by the working plans and details, and any variation 
from this construction will change the quantities required. 

See accompanying specifications for kind and quality of 
all materials'. 

BILL OF MATERIAL FOR ROOM A, PLAN No. 1, WITHOUT 
TOWER, SMALL ROOF VENTILATOR OR PORCH. 

For 9-inch foundation walls, vent and smoke flues for rooms A 
and B — 

10,400 brick. 

10 barrels lime. 

10 yards sand. 

If 13-inch piers are used in place of 9-inch walls for foundation and 
only vent and smoke flues for room A built, deduct from the above — 

5,200 brick. 

5 barrels lime. 

5 yards sand. 

For plastering side walls and ceilings in class-room and vestibule — 

4,000 lath. 

8 barrels lime. 

4 yards sands. 

5 bushels hair. 

1 wire guard (for fresh air duct), 12 inches by 14 inches. 
1 Japanned iron register (for vent flue), 12 inches by 12 inches. 
1 sheet iron stove thimble. 

204 lineal feet, 6 inches by 12 inches for sills and girders. 
52 pieces, 2 inches by 12 inches by 14 feet, first floor joists. 
8 pieces. 2 inches by 12 inches by 17 feet, first floor joists. 
170 lineal feet \y% inches by 3 inches, joist bearer on sills and 
girders. 



20 PLANS, ETC., FOE 

290 lineal feet, 1 inch by 4 inch, bridging. 

120 pieces, 2 inches by 6 inches by 13 feet, outside studding. 

44 pieces, 2 inches by 6 inches by 10 feet, outside studding. 

22 pieces, 2 inches by 4 inches by 12 feet, gable studding. 

420 lineal feet, 2 inches by 6 inches, for wall plates. 

28 pieces, 2 inches by 6 inches by 27 feet, ceiling joists. 

8 pieces, 2 inches by 6 inches by 17 feet, ceiling joists. 

36 pieces, 2 inches by 6 inches by 20 feet, rafters. 

12 pieces, 2 inches by 6 inches by 12 feet, rafters. 

26 pieces, 1% inches by 8 inches by 14 feet, king posts and struts 
for main roof. 

52 pieces, l l /-i inches by 6 inches by 10 feet, king posts and struts 
for main roof. 

3,000 feet, % inch, surfaced sheathing. 

1,200 feet, 1 inch by 4 inch, surfaced shingling strips. 

400 lineal feet, % inch by 2 inch, grounds. 

8 pieces, 1% inch by 4% inches by 14 feet, corner casings. 

4 pieces, l 1 /^ inch by 4% inches by 11 feet, corner casings. 

80 lineal feet, 1% inch, quarter round. 

2 angle beads, l 1 /^ inch by 1% inch by 11 feet. 

2,375 feet, 5% inch, resawed weatherboarding. 

4 rolls, 2,000 square feet, water-proof building paper. 

140 lineal feet water table. 

28 pieces, % inch by 12 inches by 14 feet, for gables. 

400 lineal feet, % inch by 2 inch, O. G. battens for gables. 

190 lineal feet, each member main cornice. 

70 lineal feet, each member, coat-room and vestibule cornice. 

12 pieces, ly^ inch by 4% inches by 10 feet, for outside steps. 

4 pieces, % inch by 7% inches by 10 feet, for outside steps. 

1 piece, 2 inches by 14 inches by 12 feet, for outside steps. 

15,000 shingles. 

1,200 feet, % inch by 2% inch, flooring. 

6 class-room window (with transoms) frames, sash, glass and trim. 

1 coat-room window frame, sash, glass and trim. 

1 vestibule window frame, sash, glass and trim. 

2 gable slat ventilators. 

1 outside double entrance door frame (with transom), door and 
one side trim. 

1 class-room door frame (with transom), door and two sides trim. 

2 coat-room door frames, doors and 2 sides trim. 

1 teacher's cupboard, door frame, door and one side trim. (See 
floor plans for size of doors and windows.) 

560 feet, % inch by 3 inch, ceiling for. coat-room. 

150 lineal feet, % inch, quarter round. 

128 lineal feet wainscoting, cut 2 feet 10 inches long. 



PUBLIC SCHOOL HOUSES. 27 

128 lineal feet, 8 inches base. 
128 lineal feet, base moulding. 

128 lineal feet, moulded cap. (See details for style.) 
40 feet flooring. 

16 lineal feet, % inch by 7 inches, rise and scotia for teacher's plat- 
form. 
40 lineal feet chalk trough and cap for blackboard. 
1 cylinder mortise knob lock, three keys, top and bottom bolt, 
3 pair butts for outside doors. 

3 mortise knob locks, 4% pair butts, for inside doors. 
1 small mortise knob lock, 

1 pair butts for teacher's cupboard. 

7 pairs butts for transoms. 
1 1-3 dozen sash lifts. 

8-12 dozen sash locks, 7-12 dozen transom workers. 

8 dozen wardrobe hooks. 

Sash, weights and cord for eight windows. 

BILL OF MATERIAL FOR ROOM B, PLAN No. 1. 

Note. — In this bill no allowance is made for old material saved in 
making the additions. Deduct amount saved. 

For 9-inch foundation walls — 
5,800 brick. 
6 barrels lime. 
6 yards sand. 

If piers are used deduct — 
4,000 brick. 

4 barrels lime. 
4 yards sand. 

For plastering side walls and ceilings in class-room and vestibule — 

4,000 lath. 

8 barrels lime. 

4 yards sand. 

5 bushels hair. 

1 wire guard (for fresh air inlet), 12 inches by 14 inches. 

1 Japanned iron register (for vent flue), 12 inches by 12 inches. 

1 sheet iron thimble. 

130 lineal feet, 6 inches by 12 inches, for sills and girders. 

52 pieces, 2 inches by 12 inches by 14 feet, first floor joists. 

8 pieces, 2 inches by 12 inches by 17 feet, first floor joists. 

170 lineal feet, iy 2 inch by 3 inch, joist bearer. 

290 lineal feet, 1 inch by 4 inch, bridging. 

94 pieces, 2 inches by 6 inches by 13 feet, outside studding. 

36 pieces, 2 inches by 6 inches by 10 feet, outside studding. 



28 PLAN'S, ETC., FOK 

12 pieces, 2 inches by 4 inches by 12 feet, gable studding. 

260 lineal feet, 2 inches by 6 inches, for wall plates. 

28 pieces, 2 inches by 6 inches by 27 feet, ceiling joists. 

8 pieces, 2 inches by 6 inches by 17 feet, ceiling joists. 

48 pieces, 2 inches by 6 inches by 20 feet, rafters. 

12 pieces, 2 inches by 6 inches by 12 feet, rafters. 

26 pieces, iy 2 inch by 8 inches by 14 feet, king posts and struts for 
main roof. 

52 pieces, 1% inch by 6 inches by 10 feet, king posts and struts for 
main roof. 

2,450 feet surfaced sheathing. 

1,500 feet, 1 inch by 4 inch, surfaced shingling strips. 

400 lineal feet, % inch by 2 inch, grounds. 

4 pieces, l 1 /^ inch by 4% inches by 14 feet, corner casings. 

2 pieces, 1*4 inch by 4% inches by 11 feet, corner casings. 
70 lineal feet quarter round. 

1 angle bead, l 1 /^ inch by 1% inch by 11 feet. 
1,800 feet, 5% inch, resawed weatherboarding. 

3 rolls, 1,500 square feet, water-proof building paper. 
110 lineal feet water table. 

14 pieces, % inch by 12 inches by 14 feet, for gables. 

200 lineal feet, % inch by 2 inches, O. G. battens, for gables. 

120 lineal feet, each member, main cornice. 

60 lineal feet, each member, coat-room and vestibule cornice. 

12 pieces, 1*4 inch by 4% inches by 10 feet, for outside steps. 

4 pieces, % inch by 7% inches by 10 feet, for outside steps. 
1 piece, 2 inches by 14 inches by 12 feet, for outside steps. 
13,500 shingles, 72 lineal feet, 14 inches, valley tin. 

1,200 feet, % inch by 2% inch, flooring. 

6 class-room window (with transoms) frames, sash, glass and 
trim. 

1 coat-room window, frame, sash, glass and trim. 
1 vestibule window, frame, sash, glass and trim. 
1 gable slat ventilator. 
Weights and cord for eight windows. 

1 outside double entrance door frame (with transom), doors and 
one side trim. 

2 class-room door frames (with transom), door and 2 sides trim. 
2 coat-room door frames, doors and 2 sides trim. 

1 teacher's cupboard, door frame and 1 side trim. 
(See floor plans for size of doors and windows.) 
560 feet, % inch by 3 inch, ceiling for coat-room. 
150 lineal feet, % inch, quarter round. 
128 lineal feet wainscoting, cut 2 feet 10 inches long. 
128 lineal feet. 8-inch base. 




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PUBLIC SCHOOL HOUSES. 29 

128 lineal feet base moulding. 
128 lineal feet moulded cap. 
(See details for styles.) 
40 feet flooring. 

16 lineal feet, % inch by 7 inch, riser and scotia for teacher's 
platform. 

40 lineal feet chalk trough and cap for blackboard. 

1 cylinder mortise knob lock, three keys, top and bottom bolt, 

3 pairs butts for outside doors. 

4 mortise knob locks, 

6 pairs butts for inside doors. 

7 pairs butts for transoms. 

1 small mortise knob lock, 1 pair butts for teacher's cupboard. 

1 1-3 dozen sash lifts. 

8% dozen sash locks, 7 transom workers. 

8 dozen wardrobe hooks. 

BILL OF MATERIAL FOR THREE-ROOM SCHOOL BUILDING, 

PLAN No. 2. 

For 9-inch foundation walls — 

18,000 brick. 

18 barrels lime. 

18 yards sand. 

If 13-inch brick piers are used in place of 9-inch walls for founda- 
tion, deduct — 

7,000 brick. 

7 barrels lime. 

7 yards sand. 

For plastering side walls and ceilings in class-rooms and vesti- 
bule— 

13,000 lath. 

28 barrels lime. 

12 yards sand. 

20 bushels hair. 

3 wire guards (for fresh air ducts), 12 inches by 14 inches. 

3 Japanned iron registers (for vent flues), 12 inches by 12 inches. 

3 sheet-iron thimbles. 

350 lineal feet, 6 inches by 12 inches, for sills and girders. 

92 pieces, 2 inches by 12 inches by 14 feet, first floor joists. 

70 pieces, 2 inches by 12 inches by 13 feet, first floor joists. 

400 lineal feet, 1% inch by 3 inch, joist bearer. 

750 lineal feet, 1 inch by 4 inch, bridging. 

250 pieces, 2 inches by 6 inches by 13 feet, outside and partition 
studding. 



30 PLANS, ETC., FOR 

130 pieces, 2 inches by 6 inches by 10 feet, outside and partition 
studding. 

750 lineal feet, 2 inches by 6 inches, for plates. 

46 pieces, 2 inches by 6 inches by 27 feet, ceiling joists. 

20 pieces, 2 inches by 6 inches by 25 feet 6 inches, ceiling joists. 

30 pieces, 2 inches by 6 inches by 13 feet, ceiling joists. 

8 pieces, 2 inches by 8 inches by 26 feet, rafters. 

70 pieces, 2 inches by 6 inches by 20 feet, rafters. 

36 pieces, 2 inches by 6 inches by 18 feet, rafters. 

24 pieces, 2 inches by 6 inches by 14 feet, rafters. 

58 pieces, l 1 /^ inch by 8 inches by 12 feet, king posts and struts for 
main roof. 

li6 pieces, iy 2 inch by 6 inches by 10 feet, king posts and struts for 
main roof. 

6,500 feet, % inch, surfaced sheathing. 

2,400 feet, 1 inch by 4 inch, surfaced shingling strips. 

26,000 shingles. 

1,000 lineal feet, % inch by 2 inch, grounds. 

48 lineal feet valley tin, 14 inches wide. 

5% squares tin roof. 

5 pieces, l 1 /^ inch by 4% inches by 14 feet, corner casings. 
4 pieces, 1% inch by 4% inches by 11 feet, corner casings. 
8 pieces, 1% inch by 1% inch by 10 feet, angle beads. 

60 lineal feet, l 1 ^, quarter round. 

4 built-up pilasters, for front entrance. 

2 caps for front entrance. 

4,200 feet, 5% inch, resawed weatherboarding. 

6 rolls, 3,000 square feet, water-proof building paper. 
224 lineal feet water table. 

240 lineal feet, each member, main cornice. 

70 lineal feet, each member; coat-room and vestibule cornice. 

24 pieces, 1% inch by 4 inches by 8 feet, for outside steps. 

6 pieces, 1% inch by 7y 2 inches by 8 feet, for outside steps. 

2 pieces, 2 inches by 14 inches by 12 feet, for outside steps. 

3,000 feet, % inch by 2V 2 inch, flooring. 

100 feet, 5-4 inch by 3 inch, flooring for porches. 

15 class-room window (with transom) frames, sash, glass and trim. 

2 coat-room window frames, sash, glass and trim. 

2 outside double entrance door frames (with transom), doors and 
1 side trim. 

2 class-room door frames (with transom), doors and 2 sides trim. 

4 coat-room door frames, doors and 2 sides trim. 

2 lunch closets complete, with doors and shelves. 

(See floor plans for size of doors and windows.) 

2 sets sliding partitions between class-rooms with pulleys, chain 
and weights complete. 



PUBLIC SCHOOL HOUSES. 31 

1,250 feet, % inch by 3 inch, beaded ceiling, for coat-rooms. 

150 lineal feet, % inch, quarter round. 

300 lineal feet wainscoting, cut 2 feet 8 inches long. 

300 lineal feet base and base moulding. 

300 lineal feet moulded cap. 

(See details for style.) 

120 feet flooring, for teachers' platforms. 

50 feet, y s inch by 7 inches, riser and scotia, for teachers' plat- 
forms. 

120 lineal feet, chalk trough and cap for blackboards. 

2 cylinder mortise knob locks, three keys, top and bottom bolts, 
6 pairs butts for outside doors. 

8 mortise knob locks, 12 pairs butts for inside doors. 

4 pairs butts, two small mortise knob locks and bolts for lunch 
closets. 

20 pairs butts for transoms. 

2 10-12 dozen sash lifts. 

1 5-12 dozen sash locks. 

20 transom workers. 

16 dozen wardrobe hooks. 

Sash, weights and cord for eighteen windows. 

BILL OF MATERIAL FOR ROOM A, PLaN No. 3. 

For 9-inch foundation walls, vent and smoke flues for rooms A 
and B — 

10,000 brick. 

10 barrels lime. 

10 yards sand. 

If 13-inch piers are used in place of 9-inch walls for foundation, de- 
duct- — 

4,000 brick. 

4 barrels lime. 

4 yards sand. 

For plastering side walls and ceilings in class-rooms and vesti- 
bule— 

4,000 lath. 

9 barrels lime. 

4 yards sand. 

5 bushels hair. 

1 wire guard for fresh air duct, 12 inches by 14 inches. 

1 Japanned iron register for vent flue, 12 inches by 12 inches. 

1 sheet-iron stove thimble. 

170 lineal feet, 6 inches by 12 inches, for sills and girders. 



32 PLANS, ETC., FOR 

26 pieces, 2 inches by 12 inches by 16 feet, first floor joists. 

26 pieces, 2 inches by 12 inches by 18 feet, first floor joists. 

128 lineal feet, 1% inch by 3 inch, joist bearer. 

160 lineal feet, 1 inch by 4 inch, bridging. 

168 pieces, 2 inches by 6 inches by 13 feet, outside and partition 
studding. 

340 lineal feet, 2 inches by 6 inches, for plates. 

26 pieces, 2 inches by 6 inches by 33 feet 6 inches, ceiling joists. 

4 pieces, 2 inches by 8 inches by 28 feet, rafters. 

36 pieces, 2 inches by 6 inches by 24 feet, rafters. 

18 pieces, 1% inch by 8 inches by 14 feet, king posts and struts for 
main roof. 

36 pieces, iy 2 inch by 6 inches by 10 feet, king posts and struts for 
main roof. 

2,800 feet, % inch, surfaced sheathing. 

1,100 feet, 1 inch by 4 inch, surfaced shingling strips. 

380 lineal feet, % inch by 2 inches, grounds. 

8 pieces, l 1 /^ inch by 4% inches by 14 feet, corner casings. 

60 lineal feet, iy 8 inch, quarter round. 

2,300 feet, 5% inch, resawed weatherboarding. 

4 rolls, 2,000 square feet, water-proof building paper. 
132 lineal feet water table. 

140 lineal feet, each member, cornice. 

192 lineal feet, 1% inch by 4 inch, for outside steps. 

60 lineal feet, % inch by 7% inches, for outside steps. 

2 lineal feet, 2 inches by 14 inches by 12 feet, for outside steps. 

1 hood, two brackets, for entrance. 

12,500 shingles. 

1,250 feet, 7 4 inch by 2% inch, flooring. 

5 class-room window (with transom) frames, sash, glass and trim. 
1 coat-room window frame, sash, glass and trim. 

1 vestibule window frame, sash, glass and trim. 
1 outside double entrance door (with transom), frame doors, and 
1 side trim. 

1 class-room door (with transom) frame, doors ana 2 sides trim. 

2 coat-room door frames, door and 2 sides trim. 
1 lunch closet complete, with doors and shelves. 
(See floor plans for size of doors and windows.) 
800 feet, % inch by 3 inch, ceiling for coat-room. 
100 lineal feet, % inch, quarter round. 

146 lineal feet wainscoting, cut 2 feet 8 inches long. 

146 lineal feet base. 

146 lineal feet, base moulding. 

146 lineal feet, moulded cap. 

(See details for style.) 



PUBLIC SCHOOL HOUSES. 33 

40 feet flooring, for teacher's platform. 

16 lineal feet, ~/ s inch by 7 inches, riser and scotia, for teacher's 
platform. 

40 lineal feet, chalk trough and cap for blackboards. 

1 cylinder mortise knob lock, 3 keys, top and bottom bolt, 

3 pairs butts for outside doors. 

3 mortise knob locks, 

4% pairs butts for inside doors. 

7 pairs butts for transoms. 

1 small mortise knob lock with bolts, 

2 pairs butts for lunch closet. 
1 2-12 dozen sash lifts. 

7-12 dozen sash locks. 

7-12 dozen transom workers. 

8 dozen wardrobe hooks. 

Sash, weights and cord for seven windows. 

BILL OF MATERIAL FOR ROOM B, PLAN No. 3. 

For 9-inch foundation walls — 
4,800 brick. 
5 barrels lime. 
5 yards sand. 

If 13-inch brick piers are used for foundation, deduct — 
2,800 brick. 

3 barrels lime. 

3 yards sand. 

For plastering side walls and ceilings in class-room and vesti- 
bule — 

3,500 lath. 

8 barrels lime. 

4 yards sand. 

5 bushels hair. 

1 wire guard for fresh air duct, 12 inches by 14 incnes. 

One Japanned iron register for vent flue, 12 inches by 12 inches. 

1 sheet-iron thimble. 

124 lineal feet, 6 inches by 12 inches, for sills and girders. 

52 pieces, 2 inches by 12 inches by 14 feet, first floor joists. 

132 lineal feet, 1% inch by 3 inches, joist and bearer. 

160 lineal feet, 1 inch by 4 inch, bridging. 

86 pieces, 2 inches by 6 inches by 14 feet, studding. 

172 lineal feet, 2 inches by 6 inches, for plates. 

28 pieces, 2 inches by 6 inches by 27 feet, ceiling joists. 

2 pieces, 2 inches by 8 inches by 28 feet, rafters. 
30 pieces, 2 inches by 6 inches by 24 feet, rafters. 



34 PLANS, ETC., FOR 

18 pieces, iy 2 inch by 8 inches by 14 feet, king posts and struts for 
main roof. 

36 pieces, IMi inch by 6 inches by 10 feet, king posts and struts for 
main roof. 

2,050 feet, % inch, surfaced sheathing. 

850 feet, 1 inch by 4 incbes, surfaced shingling strips. 

240 lineal feet, % inch by 2 inches, grounds. 

4 pieces, iy± inch by 4% inches by 14 feet, corner casings. 
30 lineal feet, iy s inch, quarter round. 

1,500 feet, 5^ inch, resawed weatherboarding. 

3 rolls, 1,500 square feet, water-proof building paper. 

90 lineal feet water table. 

90 lineal feet, each member, cornice. 

9,000 shingles. 

1,050 feet, % inch by 2 1 X> inch, flooring. 

5 class-room window frames (with transom), sash, glass and trim. 
1 class-room door (with transom) frame, door and two sides trim. 
(See floor plan for size of doors and windows.) 

112 lineal feet wainscoting, cut 2 feet 8 inches long. 
112 lineal feet base. 
112 lineal feet base moulding. 
112 moulded cap. 
(See details for style.) 
40 feet flooring. 

16 lineal feet, % inch by 7 inch, riser and scotia for teacher's 
platform. 
40 lineal feet, chalk trough and cap for blackboard. 

1 mortise knob lock. 

1% pair butts for inside door. 

6 pairs butts for transoms. 
1/2 dozen transom workers. 
10-12 dozen sash lifts. 

5-12 dozen sash locks. 

Sash, weights and cord for five windows. 

FOR FOUR-ROOM BUILDING, ROOMS A, B, C AND D, DOUBLE 

BILL FOR ROOMS A AND B. PLAN No. 4, AND ADD 

FOR HALL AND TWO COAT-ROOMS. 

For 9-inch foundation walls — 
1,800 brick. 

2 barrels lime. 
2 yards sand. 

If 13-inch piers are used in place of 9-inch walls for foundation, 
deduct — 



PUBLIC SCHOOL HOUSES. 35 

1,000 brick. 
1 barrel lime. 
1 yard sand. 

For plastering side walls and ceilings in hall — 
1,250 lath. 

3 barrels lime. 

1 yard sand. 

2 bushels hair. 

86 lineal feet, 6 inches by 12 inches, for sills and girders. 

26 pieces, 2 inches by 12 inches by 16 feet, first floor joists. 

16 pieces, 2 inches by 12 inches by 12 feet, first floor joists. 

132 lineal feet, 1% inch by 3 inch, joist bearer. 

110 lineal feet, 1 inch by 4 inch, bridging. 

86 pieces, 2 inches by 6 inches by 13 feet, studding. 

172 lineal feet, 2 inches by 6 inches, for plates. 

26 pieces, 2 inches by 6 inches by 16 feet, ceiling joists. 

16 pieces, 2 inches by 6 inches by 12 feet, ceilings joists. 

16 pieces, 2 inches by 6 inches by 24 feet, rafters. 

16 pieces, 2 inches by 6 inches by 14 feet, rafters. 

8 pieces, 1% inch by 8 inches by 14 feet, king posts and struts for 
main roof. 

16 pieces, 1% inches by 6 inches by 10 feet, king posts and struts 
for main roof. 

1,500 feet surfaced sheathing. 

500 feet, 1 inch by 4 inch, surfaced shingling strips. 

350 lineal feet, % inch by 2 inch, grounds. 

4 pieces, l 1 /^ inch by 4% inches by 14 feet, corner casings. 
30 lineal feet, 1% inch, quarter round. 

1,100 feet, 5% inch, resawed weatherboarding. 
2 rolls, 1,000 square feet, water-proof building paper. 
50 lineal feet, water table. 
72 lineal feet, each member, main cornice. 
35 lineal feet, each member; dormer cornice. 
12 pieces, 1% inch by 4 inches by 16 feet, for outside steps. 
4 pieces, % inch by 7% inches by 16 feet, for outside steps. 
2 pieces, 2 inch by 14 inches by 12 feet, for outside steps. 
2 paneled pilasters and cap for main entrance. 
6,000 shingles. 

700 feet, % inch by 2% inch, flooring. 
120 feet, 5-4 inch by 3 inch, porch flooring. 
120 feet, % inch by 3 inch, porch ceiling. 
88 lineal feet, 14 inch, valley tin. 

1 outside double entrance door frame (with transom), doors and 
1 side trim. 

1 outside single door frame (with transom), door and 1 side trim. 



36 PLANS, ETC., FOR 

4 inside door frames (with transom), doors and 2 sides trim. 
2 side light window frames for front entrance, sash, glass and 
trim. 
2 coat-room window frames, sash, glass and trim. 

1 dormer frame, sash and glass. 

2 lunch closets complete, with doors and shelves. 
(See floor plans for size of doors and windows.) 
1,600 feet % inch by 3 inch, ceiling for coat-rooms. 
200 lineal feet, % inch, quarter round. 

54 lineal feet wainscoting, cut 2 feet 8 inches long. 

54 lineal feet base. 

54 lineal feet base moulding. 

54 lineal feet moulded cap. 

(See details for style.) 

1 dead lock. 

Two sets Bommer double acting floor hinges. 

4 push plates for double entrance doors. 

5 mortise knob locks, 

6 pairs butts for inside doors. 
5 pairs butts for transoms. 

2 small mortise knob locks with bolts, 
4 pair butts for lunch closets. 

4-12 dozen sash lifts. 

2-12 dozen sash locks. 

5-12 dozen transom workers. 

16 dozen wardrobe hooks, sash, weights and cord for two windows. 

FOR FOUR-ROOM TWO-STORY BUILDING, DOUBLE BILL, FOR 
ROOM A, PLAN No. 4; ADD BILL FOR HALL AND STAIR- 
WAY, AND FOR SECOND-FLOOR ROOMS ADD. 

For plastering side walls and ceilings in 2 class-rooms and hall — 

7,500 lath. 

16 barrels lime. 

8 yards sand. 

12 bushels hair. 

2 wire guards for fresh air inlet, 12 inches by 14 inches. 

2 Japanned iron registers for vent flues, 12 inches by 12 inches. 

2 sheet-iron store thimbles. 

78 pieces, 2 inches by 14 inches by 28 feet, floor joists. 

240 lineal feet, 1 inch by 4 inch, bridging. 

344. pieces, 2 inches by 6 inches by 14 feet, studding. - 

688 lineal feet, 2 inches by 6 inches, for plates. 

4,000 feet surfaced sheathing. 

800 lineal feet, % inch by 2 inch, grounds. 



PUBLIC SCHOOL HOUSES. 37 

8 pieces, 1*4 inch by 4% inches by 14 feet, corner casings. 

60 lineal feet, lVs inch, quarter round. 

4,000 feet, 5 1 / : > inch, resawed weatherboarding. 

8 rolls, 4,000 square feet, water-proof building paper. 
3,200 feet, 7 / s i ncn by 2% inch, flooring. 

10 class-room window frames (with transoms), sash, glass and 
trim. 

1 triple window on stair landing, sash, glass ana trim. 

1 rear hall window. 

2 coat-room windows, sash, glass and trim. 

4 single door frames (with transoms), doors and 2 sides trim. 

2 single door frames, doors and 2 sides trim. 

2 lunch cupboards with doors and shelves complete. 

(See floor plans for size of doors and windows. 

1,600 feet, % inch by 3 inch, ceiling for coat-rooms. 

200 lineal feet, 1% inch, quarter round. 

360 lineal feet, wainscoting, cut 2 feet 8 inches long. 

360 lineal feet base. 
* 360 lineal feet base moulding. 

360 lineal feet moulded cap. 

(See details for style.) 

80 feet flooring. 

32 lineal feet, % inch by 7 inch, riser and scotia for teachers' 
platforms. 

80 lineal feet, chalk trough and cap for blackboards. 

6 mortise knob locks, 

9 pairs butts for single doors. 

2 small mortise knob locks, 2 pairs butts for lunch closets. 

1 8-12 dozen sash lifts. 

10-12 dozen sash locks. 

1 2-12 dozen transom workers. 

1 2-12 dozen pairs butts for transoms. 

16 dozen wardrobe hooks. 

Sash, weights and cord for 17 windows. 

In comparing the following estimates with the cost of buildings 
already erected, it will be well to examine the specifications and 
working plans and note the materials and construction called for. 

The buildings illustrated will cost no more than poorly arranged 
buildings of the same size and construction. 

The cost will vary owing to the difference in the price of labor 
and materials in different parts of the State. 

The following estimates are based on prices at the present time 
of labor and materials in the smaller towns and the construction and 
materials called for by the specifications and working drawings: 



38 PLANS, ETC., FOE PUBLIC SCHOOL HOUSES. 

In many rural districts the same materials can be had at from 
twenty to thirty per cent less. 

Cost of room A, plan No. 1 $625.00 

Cost of room B, plan No. 1 500.00 

Cost of plan No. 2 1,225.00 

Cost of room A, plan No. 3 575.00 

Cost of room B, plan No. 3 375.00 

Cost of four-room building, plan No. 4 2,000.00 

Cost of two-story four-room building, rooms A, C, B and G, 1,850.00 

The cost of any of the buildings can be reduced at>out twenty per 
cent by using 13-inch piers for foundation and leaving off sub-floor 
sheathing and paper on side walls. 

If so desired, the construction can be changed so as to give a 
small room for library or superintendent at the rear of hall, plan 
No. 4, in place of the coat-rooms shown. 



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